Credits to AKB's blog. No. Unless they get transferred to Sakamichi. Some shitty photos? Maybe. I'm still waiting for @David61 's BOMB scans.
Just some more pics: Off shots from Kokko: https://twitter.com/kokko_akb48/status/1645716584303046658 Some previews found online: ================== More Bomb May Issue pics https://twitter.com/idol_bomb/status/1645695630977933312
Another version. Credits to @Aka : ================== Kokko and Hotechan in the Dragon Egg CM. Credits to @Aka : if the video does not show watch the video here https://twitter.com/dragonegg_rudel/status/1645834111578406913 ~ https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1645837098153570305
17kenkyuujo news (free part summary) (April 14 episode) Merchandise Reveal! Exclusive to 17kenkyuujo subscribers: if the video does not show watch the video here Black, White and Gray Hoodie Sweater with 17ki design by the artist UZNo (https://twitter.com/UZyuzu37) at the back! Special 17ki lightstick: Acrylic Stands with the chibi versions detachable, also you can join it with each other: and many more other very usable and cute merchandises: You can even get these life-size panels if you are lucky: more details on the merchandises: https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12798408450.html https://nicochannel.jp/akb48-17ken/articles/news/arcQ75DP5cDeByqsJiBReSuf Also! If you didn't notice, they have updated the 17kenkyuujo banner with newer pictures! Do you think the girls get prettier? New vs Old full sizes : vs Hopefully all these subs only merchandises can push the subs number over 2000! Next episode, April 20, will be a collab with STU48 Channel ! https://twitter.com/akb48_17ken/status/1646862533431791622 =============== AKB48 NemousuTV - 17ki Catch Copy Competition part 2 (Apr 13) The spoiler is that one of their slogan actually won the competition (very biased lol) You can guess which one: Personally I found it very funny watching them trying to defend their slogan without letting others know. ====================== Yukinee will have solo gravure on [Up to Boy] Magazine June Issue! (アップトゥボーイ 2023年6月号) Yukinee sample photo: https://twitter.com/wani_UTB/status/1646440330198384640/photo/1 ======================= New 17ki Photosets (Rhodes costumes?) Link to samples :https://shop.akb48.co.jp/selection/list/3641?twA ==================== Kokko and Hotechan videos and pics from the Dragon Egg Collab TVCM Might wanna save the videos and CM if you like those, seems like those will be deleted after the CM period is over. if the video does not show watch the video here if the video does not show watch the video here https://twitter.com/kokko_akb48/status/1646814891087626240 https://twitter.com/moka_hotei1201/status/1646809418733068288
17ki Profile cards on AKB48 Theater: https://twitter.com/hokke_6B6/status/1647517430972043266 Funny how Yukitan simply put a photo instead of a doodle lol ================ crossposted from the 61st single thread Ano Natsu no Bouhatei (kenkyuusei song) was recently revealed! (from 柱NIGHT! with AKB48 radio on April 16, where Sorara was a guest!) Here are some radio rips : (Included some versions from different uploader, some sounds better) https://twitter.com/HEARTSTATION648/status/1647608600125386752 https://twitter.com/k3po8gouki/status/1647608422626648064 I feel this one is the best ripped version: https://twitter.com/012__chan1/status/1647609526764576799 Sung by 17ki and 18ki KKS. It's quite an upbeat one, I like it! Some people are saying it feels "sawayaka" (fresh, refreshing), and sounds like a song that can be safely recommended to Nogizaka fans I personally love the melody, and the lyrics feel very Summer-like with the "longing for the summer memory"-theme of AkiP lyrics Fans tried to make out the lyrics: (credits to https://twitter.com/mafuyunoplatan/status/1647612913438584832) Japanese : English translation supported by Deepl : =========================== Photos of costumes from the recent Buzz Rhythm performance (plus some Shinobu-san's comments in the tweet): https://twitter.com/shinobukayano/status/1647248629093023747 https://twitter.com/shinobukayano/status/1647228711010467842 https://twitter.com/yuki_hirata0903/status/1647558017196634112 ============================= Happy 17th Birthday, Erichan! full sizes: Spoiler https://twitter.com/miyuu_mizushima/status/1647570902316646401 more on her thread here : http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?threads/hashimoto-eriko-erichan.23949/page-3#post-1792818 =============== extras: Aichan and Mizumin brushing teeth and being cute: short video ver : https://twitter.com/miyuu_mizushima/status/1646369776124719104 Apparently younger Yukinee from 2018/2019? video : https://twitter.com/ermmo7/status/1644971293564080130 From theater MC : When Masaru brings her youngest sister to the onsen, there's a high chance for her to be mistaken as the mom https://twitter.com/dedemaruenzo/status/1647472726318403584
YukiEri Online Fanmeeting happened earlier today (April 18) https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1648295885678456833 https://twitter.com/akb48_17ken/status/1648319985960505344 Main content was AKB48 quiz! Since both of them were AKB48 fans before being members. Some questions that I found: Which AKB48 member was Yukinee's first handshake experience? Which songs have been the 1st at Request Hour events? Which members have been the 1st at the sousenkyo events? Which current AKB48 members shared the same last names? When did AKB48 theater open? Who were the Shitennou of Majisuka Gakuen? Correctly write the names of members with difficult kanji characters (Masaru, Rinrin, Remitan, Zukky, Ayu) You can try answering without googling! Some fans said the test was quite challenging and the time was short, but it was overall enjoyable experience. ================= Some fans won and received the signed cheki from TopYell Neo 2022-2023 and shared the pic: https://twitter.com/pino_masaruya/status/1648332291771625472 BTW, for reference the magazine was released back in Dec 28: ======================= AKB48 Saikin Kiita news Sorara was in last week's episode, visiting the Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma again with senpais and Hiroyuki. (April 11) Aichan meanwhile will be in this week's episode, trying to appeal to Hiroyuki to be known. (April 18) https://twitter.com/akb48_tvtokyo/status/1648105544295792645 ====================== Lol thanks for this! The comic strips are always funny especially this time the Aichan one for me. Aichan : Aichan's communication skills is so strong she sometimes has a weird sense of distance (she feels comfortable being very close to others). This also extends even to her senpais. (Shy Naruchan is pictured saying "where did you get these communication skill from??" while being hugged by Aichan) Except Yukirin. So Yukirin is being locked on as Aichan's next target to get close with. Yukinee: Basically revealing how the 3rd NyanNyanKamen, despite being AKB fan, never had a handshake with 1st NyanNyanKamen Sorara: Sorara likes and respects Mayuyu, especially the stoic/disciplined idol part. Sorara also has a stoic part: When on Yakiniku, always eat Tan (tongue) only. Also it has to be grilled to grilled stiff(?). No thick parts! No need for negi and tare! Will this one day be useful as an idol?!
Before OO48 gets all the attention tonight, 17kenkyuujo x STU48 Channel Special (April 20) Featuring Aichan, Yuki and Mayuu from 17ki and AnP, Saayan and Momochan from STU48 *Sorara was replaced by Mayuu due to being unwell. Moreover they finally passed 1700 subs! Thanks for the boost, STU48 ! Thus, as promised, they'll have Solo Event scheduled on May 13 and 14 May 13 members: Kokko, Nonchan, Yuki, Mizumin, Sorara May 14 members: Yukitan, Aichan, Erichan, Hotechan, Mayuu They'll do their individual projects according to their choice, something that they want to do with the fans. (currently in planning) It's free to attend, but only 800 seats available (decided by lottery) and of course you should be a subscriber to 17kenkyuujo. read details here: https://nicochannel.jp/akb48-17ken/articles/news/arP75R9BCbPUjVSYSxnReXEF Also for 17ki debut anniversary, all subscribers will get special anniversary cheki! During this campaign, 17ki members will be standing in Theater lobby to recruit new subscribers! Details later. After the news, they played various games with various variety punishments. They were pretty fun to watch! My personal highlight: Next episode #32 will be on May 5 19:00 JST Featuring Erichan, Nonchan, Yuki, and Sorara. Will be celebrating 17ki Debut Anniversary with lots of photos. Sources plus some unposted pair pics: https://twitter.com/akb48_17ken/status/1648989482274926592 https://twitter.com/anp_stu48/status/1649037270832529408 https://twitter.com/stu48_sayan/status/1649041401152409601 https://twitter.com/akb48_17ken/status/1649028247634714624 EDIT: More lovely group pics! https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1649037906009559040 ============================ 17ki Trial Mail Service You can choose up to 3 members to get trial mails from May 22 - 28. Details: https://www.akb48.co.jp/news/detailpage/197676630 https://twitter.com/AKBhashiranokai/status/1648947421010096128
Ah I assume since the full show can only be seen by being subscriber, some STU48 fans would register to see their oshis. Anyway no proof just what the Lab Chief (narrator) says on the show haha. Events like fanmeeting, exclusive theater show, or the upcoming Solo Event also usually boost the number of subs since one account can only apply once and some fans made multiple accounts and subscribe to ensure they get higher chance of getting the spot.
obviously it was kawamata's aura, and a worthy rival for yukinee-san in fact, i like how the members matched STU vs AKB rissen v sato imouto match kawamata v hirata style match takao v cant remember [edit: masai], fisher match
Update on Fang Music Fes (May 4) 17ki will perform at 16:45 - 17:15 (30 mins) and the MCs for the event will be Suda Akari and NasuNakanishi combi pair! Also it seems like this time, for the first time, 17ki will have special event (特典会) after the festival, at 20:30 - 21:30! Fans are surprised because usually for events like this 17ki never had that (while other idols usually do). Details of the special event will have to wait from official blog later. https://twitter.com/Fangfes0213/status/1649714669094051841 ======================= Theater shows (Apr 22) https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1649673279056269317 (plus video) https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1649781421924552704 (plus video) 17ki had 2 theater shows today, and the night show was their first ever female-only show! Some female fans had their first chance watching 17ki and seems like the response are positive? BV1X14y1f7Yf Seems like it wasn't full, but quite close at 246 people. source I watched a bit of it and it's quite surreal to have fully female voice encore haha. The 17ki girls seems quite happy too to have a sizable female fans. Some MC topic from night show: https://twitter.com/dedemaruenzo/status/1649745488370077699 From a girl's point of view, who is a 48G member that you look up to? Kokko - Erii Sorara - Yuki Mayuu - Yuiyui Hotechan - Rinrin Aichan - Zukky and Yuiri Mizumin - Yukirin Yuki - NMB48 Mikanyan Nonchan - Mogi reasonings are mostly because of style, performance, and cute face. some pics https://mobile.twitter.com/kokko_akb48/status/1649758610346610689 https://mobile.twitter.com/miyuu_mizushima/status/1649751154950279171 ====================== Several more STU48 x AKB48 17ki pics https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1649669395667652619 https://twitter.com/yuki_hirata0903/status/1649192092386865153 the full list is here : https://stu48matome-str.blog.jp/archives/19218570.html =================== Samples of the 1st Anniversary Cheki Get these by being 17kenkyuujo subscriber. https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1649779965326671872
My update on the Fang Music Fes is that I’ve secured a ticket Now to await news about the 17ki special event afterwards..,
Some 17ki girls were participating in the CD handover events at various stores on 61st Single release day (Apr 26), photos: Erichan, ChanHina and Chake Spoiler https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651117646279249931 https://twitter.com/erichan_akb48/status/1651171903028207617 Mayuu, Yumemin and Satomina Spoiler https://twitter.com/sato_minami16th/status/1651132527430742017 https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651114001668116483 Mizumin, Kyokatamu, and Okarina Spoiler https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651097180399349760 https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651107817976401921 https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651075131526250496 https://twitter.com/oka_rinachan/status/1651094036571373569 Hotechan, Rumba, and Serika https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651104660906983425 Kokko, Seichan, and Kiichan https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651115333401612289 ------------------- While the 3 17ki girls in senbatsu were doing senbatsu stuffs promoting the single Spoiler https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651123315065638914 https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651153839398199296 https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1651162883643039744 Cute Tiktoks of Sorara, Aichan and Yuki vt.tiktok.com/ZS8cUw18n/ vt.tiktok.com/ZS8chHgoD/ the rest of senbatsu stuffs (videos) should be in the Single thread starting this page : http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...temo-kimi-ga-suki-da-2023-04-26.24392/page-22 =========================== AKB48 KKS Song, "Ano Natsu no Bouhatei" Full version has been released! if the video does not show watch the video here Lyrics Translation assisted by DeepL: The lyrics is so melancholic 2nd verse is quieter and sadder. Paired with the fun melody, it's so AKB for me Certainly up there with DouSuki personally for me. Sounds like it's a double center since more than 1 person is singing the first line. Aichan and... ?
I saw Aichan, Yukinee and Sorara tonight at Tower Records for the 'send-off' there, it was great to see them close-up and indeed Sorara struck me as being very pretty indeed. Now I'm just catching up on my emails tonight - and f*** me, I've won a ticket to the 17ki Theater show on 5/1! So I'll be seeing all of the members close-up, not just those 3!
wooah very lucky trip to Japan this time David! Good luck with the theater bingo too! Hope you have your fill of fun with all the concert, event, theater and handshakes! Send our best regards to all the girls there. The 17ki girls will be seeing you so often these weeks they might remember you
